Players in the Premier League have scored free kicks, a stat second only to Messi! Another statistic is tied to Ronaldo!

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On 16 December, there was a match in the Premier League, with Southampton drawing 2-2 with Crystal Palace. In this game, Southampton player Prouss scored a direct free-kick. The reason why the Premier League player and his way of scoring goals are specifically mentioned is because Prouss' free-kick allowed him to activate two milestones in one game, and these two statistics are also related to two era superstars: Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

After Prouss scored this free-kick, he was second only to Messi in one stat, while the other was tied to Cristiano Ronaldo. Prouss's free-kick level is still very high, and his free-kick ability in FM has reached 20, even surpassing Messi.

Of course, Messi's free kicks are not only famous because of the number of them, but also because they are very ornamental, so there is a saying that "free kicks are played as penalties". But Messi hasn't scored a free kick since the Copa America, and despite this, he is still the world's first man in terms of statistics, more than the number of Prouss free kicks in the game ability points.

According to statistics, from the 2020 season to the present, Prouss has scored 7 direct free kicks in the Premier League, more than almost all players in the same period at least 5, with the only exception being Messi. In the top five leagues, Messi scored eight direct free kicks in the same period. Prouss is second only to Messi in direct free kicks, and is only one point behind, and is already a very strong active free kick master.

In addition to being second only to Messi, Prouss is second only to Cristiano Ronaldo in another free-kick statistic. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored just one of his more than 80 free-kick shots in the past three years, a cliff-off slide in terms of free-kicks. This may have something to do with Ronaldo's physical condition, but only 1 of the more than 80 free-kick shots on goal is indeed a bit of an exaggeration. Fortunately, C Ronaldo still scored a lot of wonderful free kicks in the early stage by strength, so he was not pulled apart by Messi's free kick masters.

Prouss only tied Ronaldo this time. This statistic is the number of free kicks in Premier League history. Prouss has scored 11 free-kicks in the Premier League so far (seven in the past two years), a statistic that, like Cristiano Ronaldo has in the Premier League, tied for fourth place in Premier League history. The first person in the history of the number of free kicks in the Premier League is the long-retired Manchester United star David David Beckham, who scored a total of 18 Premier League free kicks. If Prouss continues to maintain his free-kick skills, does not fall off a cliff like Ronaldo, and has not left the Premier League for several seasons, then there is also a theory to become the first person in the history of the number of free kicks in the Premier League.